The scoreline does no justice to Hungary ’ second attempt but it does record history. Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his criminal record appearance at a fifth european backing as alone he could : by besides overtaking Michel Platini as the rival ’ s all-time leading goalscorer. Portugal left it late for victory but their star valet left another indelible mark on the mutant he continues to illuminate at the senesce of 36. Until Raphaël Guerreiro broke Hungary ’ s resistance with a deflected strike in the 84th moment this was threatening to be a punish night for the holders, one with potentially permanent consequences given Germany and France lie in wait in Group F. Minutes later it was the Ronaldo read once again, with scowl and knowing nods to a bay crowd thrown in for good measure. In the 86th infinitesimal he converted a penalty for his record-breaking tenth goal at a european Championship. In blockage time, as though a admonisher were needed that long time has not withered his blazing footwork, he danced around Peter Gulacsi in the Hungary finish to score his 11th. It was Ronaldo ’ s 106th goal for Portugal. He now requires merely three more to equal the all-time external criminal record held by Iran ’ s Ali Daei. In Ronaldo ’ s thinker he will eclipse that score in the final at Wembley, although it will take a marked improvement from Fernando Santos ’ s side to get that far. Portugal toiled for inspiration for long periods but the changes made by Santos had a annihilative shock. He replaced Bernardo Silva with Rafa Silva and struck gold, with the substitute involved in all three goals. He moved Ronaldo to the left in place of Diogo Jota to allow Guerreiro to advance more from left-back. “ Sometimes you get it right, ” the Portugal head bus said. “ It was a case of kill or be killed, as Scolari used to say. ”

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Seven players on six goals : Antoine Griezmann, Nuno Gomes, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Patrick Kluivert, Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy. Was this helpful ? Thank you for your feedback. This was a noteworthy night for European football not alone thanks to Ronaldo ’ s remarkable productiveness and longevity. The political machinations behind allowing more than 60,000 fans inside the stadium had stirred controversy in Hungary but the batch and sound of a raucous broad house was fabulously brawny. tied the pierce whistles that greeted Ronaldo ’ south every touch felt like a step back towards normality. The logistics involved in the operation were considerable. Every patron, including the estimated 4,500 from Portugal, had to produce validation of a negative Covid trial to enter the margin of the stadium grounds. Arrival times were staggered to ease congestion .Cristiano Ronaldo wraps up the win with the third goal. Cristiano Ronaldo wraps up the winnings with the third base goal.

Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/AP Marco Rossi ’ second team fed off the cutthroat back. “ They will use all their best weapons against us, ” Santos had predicted. Getting in the grimace of the portuguese players was obviously contribution of their armory. The hosts snapped into every challenge from the inaugural whistle, frequently leaving a small in to rattle their more celebrated opponents. It worked on affair and Jota lost his anneal early on in an ongoing feud with Gergo Lovrencsics. Portugal may have been knocked off their footstep by plain force but their problems were wholly of their own make. Santos started with a forward line ladle with goals, creativity and elect feel with Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Jota behind roving record-breaker Ronaldo. He had every right field to expect more than they delivered and Portugal displayed actual craft and penetration alone once Jota and Silva were replaced. Fernandes was besides largely anonymous as he struggled to find quad in front of Hungary ’ second crowded defense mechanism. The lack of cohesion did not prevent Portugal dominating self-control in the first half. Jota forced Gulacsi into two important saves, Silva was dispossessed inside the area by a fine Willi Orban undertake and Ronaldo, of all people, missed a gilt-edged chance when skying Fernandes ’ crossbreed from blunt range. Gulacsi besides saved well from Pepe ’ randomness header and Fernandes ’ s drive after the interval. Quick Guide

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Was this helpful ? Thank you for your feedback. Hungary did not have an undertake of any description until the 36th minute, when towering captain Adam Szalai headed a free-kick directly into the arms of Rui Patrício. They posed a far greater threat when play as a whole and not to the demands of the crowd in the second one-half and regularly unnerved Portugal ’ sulfur experienced back-line before Santos made his substitutions. Substitute Szabolcs Schon sparked chaos when he beat Patrício at his near mail with a blistering driveway. In the chaos, which involved flares being set off in the stands and a fan running on to the pitch, few noticed that the referee, Cuneyt Cakir, had disallowed the attempt for offside. The Hungarians were silent coming to terms with the deflation when their evening deteriorated even further.

The five : sign up and get our daily football e-mail. Guerreiro ultimately broke the deadlock when Rafa Silva ’ s hybridization deflected into his path and his watery shot deflected in off Orban. The wrong-footed Gulacsi had no luck. Two minutes late Rafa Silva was felled in the corner by Orban and Ronaldo had his moment for history from the penalty spot. He seized it, sending the Hungary keeper the wrong way with a herculean shoot to his left field before celebrating in trademark style near the corner flag. There was inactive prison term for the lavishness of a fashionable second when, having doubly exchanged passes with Silva, he waltzed around Gulacsi before converting into an empty net. history made. finally .